Toree 3D Developer Brings Super Kiwi 64 To Switch eShop This December

Super Kiwi 64 looks like my kind of game.

Also interested to see someone replicating the pre-rendered look from games like DKC.

Will keep my eye on these. Toree 3D was a lot of fun. Guess I can put my gold coins towards them.

Toree is a great little game , I really like the look of the prequel beeney!

This looks great, I'm getting strong Banjo and vibes from the trailer.
The levels look to be a step up in detail over Toree/2, more polished... Very interested in this.

Beeny is very DKC inspired, blatantly obvious. 🤣 However, I'm all for it, it looks great. Lots of precision jumping involved, so as long as it controls well it looks like a must have to me..

Is it me or does it sound like Zelda music 😂

I thought this was already on Switch but I might be thinking of Macbat 64

This looks way better than Yooka Laylee, and people blamed that game for being "dated" when in reality it just suffered from mediocre level design. The levels here actually look fun and the faster paced gameplay looks Iike it will make exploring less of a chore.

Kiwi 64 looks pretty great. Beefy looks really nice too. I love how they just keep making simple, satisfying platformers.

Wow, really tapping into that Rareware nostalgia. I dig it.

I like how we're finally getting games based on eras other than the NES.

Also, this may be the first kiwi-based game since The New Zealand Story.

I played through all of Macbat 64 and felt something similar to enjoyment, so I would probably like this

Fun fact! An early version of the mushroom level seen in the Kiwi 64 trailer is playable as an unlockable secret in Macbat 64.

Banjo Kazooie is a really cool game. If this game plays well too, I wish it all the success it deserves. The visuals are good and look very much like Banjo Kazooie.

I should play Banjo Tooie some day.

This dev definitely loves peak Rareware, eh?

Definitely checking it out.

I don’t see me not getting Kiwi 64. My wife and I had a lot of fun with those 64 collectathons. Very cool.

This looks absolutely adorable.

I found the Toree games really too basic to be that great. Hopefully this expands things.

@speedyb Your comment reminded me of a game called “Ivy The Kiwi?”, released around 2009-2010… but as the question mark in the title indicates, I think it’s intentionally unclear whether the protagonist is actually a kiwi!

So, you might be correct about this being the first kiwi game in a few decades

I’m in, especially if they continue the budget pricing model.

I have one gameplay update suggestion for these retro n64 style platformers. Put on a rewind button. Even if it’s integrated into gameplay like prince of Persia did. I just can’t stand (and never could) falling off high platform’s and having to work my way back up them again. Lol.

It doesn’t feel right to me. It looks bland and too fast paced. N64 3D platformers like Banjo were games in which you’d take your time and get to know every nook and cranny and be rewarded for it. I’ll wait for reviews before deciding on this one

How much gameplay variety can they get out of verticality though?

As a kiwi, I will obviously have to get Super Kiwi 64. It looks awesome

KIWI APPROVED

Siactro is really good at offering surprisingly charming experiences for cheap! I'm still waiting for them to finish Tasty Ramen, but at least they keep me busy with other games in the meantime!

Between Super Kiwi 64 and Frogun, I'm really loving the resurgence of the nostalgic N64-PS1 blocky art style & aesthetic (or "Rareware" as some have colloquially aforementioned... is this becoming a new genre? Certainly hope so.)! I’m intrigued so I’ll keep an eye on this one for a sale to potentially check it out.

I'll only add that I wish these games had a little more appealing/captivating character designs.. that would help raise my interest a lot more.

Tbh though, the homage to this 3D chunky polygonal era just makes me want a new:

• Mega Man 64/Legends
• Brave Fencer Musashi
• Threads of Fate
• Street Fighter EX
  .. games on Switch though.

... Wun can only hope.

I loved Toree.. so I think I'll love this one also!

@sfb @speedyb Also KeyWe, which was featured in the 2021 Wholesome Direct:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/every_game_from_the_wholesome_direct_2021_coming_to_nintendo_switch

@tonyp1987 I get why you think that, it has a similar intro and rhythm to Dragon Roost Island from Wind Waker and a similar flamenco/Mariachi mix kind of sound to that of Gerudo Valley in Ocarina of time.

However, I do not associate this sound with Zelda in particular, in fact I think I associate the Zelda music more with Koji Kondo style Melodie’s, a his ability to throw in some unexpected wacky stuff and make it work. Like making a slightly Jazzy chord progression work in the medieval high Fantasy setting. There is often some Jazz inspiration in the Melodie’s (intentional or not).
And he always manage to make the melodies catchy, unless he is going for an ambient sound.
There’s such a variety of styles in the Zelda games that it’s difficult to pinpoint a distinct “Zelda style/sound”.

it’s more like: Aaa the ”Koji Kondo magic”!

Looking good, definitely my type of game

I'm definitely looking forward to this!